Category: Exploring Sacred Spaces

Sacred Spaces 2026

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On behalf of the Auckland Inter-Faith Council, we would like to warmly invite your faith community to take part in Exploring Sacred Spaces, our annual programme that opens the doors of Auckland’s diverse places of worship to visitors from all backgrounds.

Exploring Sacred Spaces gives people the opportunity to step into a sacred space that may be unfamiliar to them, meet the community that gathers there, and learn directly about their beliefs, traditions, and practices. In a city as diverse as Auckland, we believe this kind of first-hand encounter is one of the most valuable ways to build genuine understanding between faiths. It replaces assumptions with real conversation, encourages respect across communities, and strengthens the bonds that hold our city together.

Month Sacred Space Date & Time Venue Address
August      Hindu Sacred Space  – Hare Krishna Temple Sunday, 23 August 2026 | 12.30 PM – 2.00 PM 1229 Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Kumeū
September  Christian Sacred Space – All Saints Anglican Church (old Selwyn Church) Saturday, 19 September 2026 | 1.00 PM – 3.00 PM Cnr of Cook Street and Selwyn Road, Howick
September  Bahá’í Sacred Space – Glen Innes Bahá’í Centre Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 3.00 PM – 5.00 PM 129 Taniwha Street, Glen Innes
October  Buddhist Sacred Space – SGI New Zealand Auckland Culture Centre Sunday, 4 October 2026 | 10.00 AM – 11.30 AM 40 Eaglehurst Road, Ellerslie
October  Latter-day Saints Sacred Space – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, 10 October 2026 | 12.00 PM – 2.00 PM 313 Sunset Road, Sunnynook
October  Islamic Sacred Space – Masjid Abu Bakr Saturday, 17 October 2026 | 11.30 AM – 1.00 PM 5 Cortina Place, Pakuranga

 

Sacred Spaces 2024

Sacred Spaces 2024

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The Auckland Inter-Faith Council connected their series “Exploring Sacred Spaces” with the annual Auckland Heritage Festival and their theme for the year: Moana Oceania.

All 5 visits to different places of worship related to the Pacific. Some faith groups have a
considerable number of members who are of Pasifika descent, others have grown through members who have lived in the Pacific for decades and even generations, and therefore call Oceania their home.

The visits were organised by members of the Auckland Inter-Faith Council of the respective faith in cooperation with the local hosts. This report is also meant as a sign of gratitude to the local hosts who made the visits possible.

Please click on the individual posters to read the reports and see pictures of these events.

 

Sacred Spaces 2017

Islamic Centre, Avondale BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Hindu Temple, Manurewa St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Takapuna   Gurudwara Nanaksar, Manurewa Anglican Cathedral, Parnell Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, Flat Bush Al-Mustafa Jamia Masjid Mosque, Mangere

Islamic Centre, Avondale

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Hindu Temple, Manurewa

St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Takapuna

 

Gurudwara Nanaksar, Manurewa

Anglican Cathedral, Parnell

Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, Flat Bush

Al-Mustafa Jamia Masjid Mosque, Mangere

Sacred Spaces 2018

Al-Masjid Al-Jamie Mosque, Ponsonby Bharatiya Mandir, the Hindu Temple, Mt Albert Auckland Hebrew Congregation, CBD Christian Churches, Onehunga St John’s Theological College, Meadowbank

Al-Masjid Al-Jamie Mosque, Ponsonby

Bharatiya Mandir, the Hindu Temple, Mt Albert

Auckland Hebrew Congregation, CBD

Christian Churches, Onehunga

St John’s Theological College, Meadowbank